Verhoeven and Bodson (2004) suggested that the combination
of SD and low temperature is required for true dormancy
induction in strawberry. Thus, ‘Elsanta’ plants grown at
constant 15 8C and day length conditions simulating the
naturally decreasing day lengths of autumn in Belgium,
retained their normal potential for petiole and inflorescence
growth when returned to LD and high temperature, whereas
plants grown under conditions simulating the natural decrease
in both day length and temperature conditions during autumn,
exhibited a progressively decreasing growth potential.